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ITAT Deletes On-Money Addition as Unsigned Agreement & Third-Party Records Lacked Evidence

Income Tax : Smt. Ranjana Kumari/Kalta Vs DCIT/ACIT (Central) (ITAT Chandigarh) The appeals involved three assessees belonging to the Kalta Gro...

June 30, 2026 339 Views 0 comment Print

Rectification, Assessment and Appeal under Income Act, 1961

Income Tax : Learn the updated provisions governing rectification, assessments, reassessments, and appeals under the Income-tax Act. This guide...

June 29, 2026 14064 Views 0 comment Print

Can Updated Return Be Filed After Notice Under Sections 143(2), 148A or 148?

Income Tax : The article explains how the Finance Acts, 2025 and 2026 have reshaped the Updated Return regime under Section 139(8A). It highlig...

June 27, 2026 2856 Views 0 comment Print

SC Sends JAO vs Faceless Reassessment Dispute Back to High Courts

Income Tax : The Supreme Court has remitted reassessment cases for fresh consideration after the retrospective insertion of Section 147A, leavi...

June 27, 2026 513 Views 0 comment Print

Appellate Kill Shot to Reassessment Notices Under Section 148/148A

Income Tax : This article explains why reassessment proceedings may be invalid if the Assessing Officer merely relies on Investigation Wing rep...

June 20, 2026 1056 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Budget 2024: Block Assessment provisions for Section 132 & 132A Searches

Income Tax : Learn about the new block assessment provisions for cases involving searches under section 132 and requisitions under section 132A...

July 23, 2024 2472 Views 0 comment Print

Budget 2024: Amendments to Income-tax Assessment & Reassessment Provisions  

Income Tax : Discover how Finance Act 2021 revamped assessment and reassessment procedures under Income-tax Act, impacting notices, time limits...

July 23, 2024 4584 Views 0 comment Print

Request to amend section 151 Sanctioning Authority for reassessment

Income Tax : Humble Representation for modification of Section 151 of the Income Tax Act relating to Sanction for issue of Notice under sec. 14...

July 25, 2022 6918 Views 0 comment Print

Request to clarify on SC judgement on Section 148 notices

Income Tax : Income Tax Gazetted Officers’ Association requested CBDT to issue Clarification in respect of the judgement of Hon’ble Supreme...

May 12, 2022 7524 Views 0 comment Print

Indiscriminate Income Tax notices without allowing reasonable time

Income Tax : In view of Indiscriminate notices by income Tax Department without allowing reasonable time it is requested to Finance Ministry an...

March 20, 2022 13395 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Section 148 Notice Based on Search Material Held Without Jurisdiction: Bombay HC

Income Tax : Bombay HC quashed Section 148 notices, holding that search-based material required proceedings under Sections 153A/153C, not Secti...

July 8, 2026 63 Views 0 comment Print

Section 147 Reopening Invalid Where Section 153C Procedure Applies: Karnataka HC

Income Tax : Karnataka HC held Section 147 reopening invalid where seized material from a third-party search required proceedings under Section...

July 8, 2026 51 Views 0 comment Print

Section 147 Reopening Invalid Where Section 153C Applies: SC

Income Tax : SC dismissed the SLP, leaving intact the HC ruling that Section 147 reopening was invalid where Section 153C procedure applied....

July 8, 2026 33 Views 0 comment Print

Section 148 Reopening on Stale Search Material Invalid: ITAT Kolkata

Income Tax : ITAT Kolkata upheld quashing of Section 148 reassessment, holding reopening on stale search material amounted to change of opinion...

July 8, 2026 63 Views 0 comment Print

Reassessment & Penalty Orders Against Deceased Person Are Nullity: Gujarat HC

Income Tax : Gujarat HC quashed reassessment and penalty orders issued against a deceased person, holding proceedings concluded against a dead ...

July 8, 2026 63 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Income Tax Dept Flags High-Risk Transactions for Reassessment Action – Sections 148/148A

Income Tax : The department has identified high-risk cases through its Insight Portal for AYs 2022-25. It directs officers to initiate reassess...

March 20, 2026 1272 Views 0 comment Print

ITO doesn’t have jurisdiction to issue notice to NRI: ITAT Chandigarh

Income Tax : ITAT Chandigarh held that ITO Ward-3(1), Chandigarh had no jurisdiction to issue notice to an NRI and hence consequently the asses...

April 11, 2025 5964 Views 0 comment Print

Guidelines for issuance of notice u/s 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Explore the latest guidelines for issuing notice under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Understand key procedures, amendme...

June 28, 2024 58977 Views 0 comment Print

Instructions to AO’s for initiating Section 147 proceedings in e-Verification cases

Income Tax : Explore e-Verification Instruction No. 2 of 2024 from the Directorate of Income Tax (Systems). Detailed guidelines for AOs under I...

March 1, 2024 6021 Views 0 comment Print

Limitation date for reopening cases related to Ashish Agarwal judgment

Income Tax : Supreme Court in the matter of Shri Ashish Agarwal, several representations were received asking for time-barring date of such cas...

February 6, 2023 5991 Views 0 comment Print


Addition for cash deposit in bank based on reopening without application of mind deleted

April 26, 2023 2058 Views 0 comment Print

Basic fact that assessee is not eligible for filing return of income was not taken into account and therefore, there was no application of mind while recording reasons for reopening.

HC quashes section 148 notice issued to Amalgamated Company

April 22, 2023 1455 Views 0 comment Print

Section 148 notice issued on non-existing company in spite of revenue having notice and knowledge of non-existence of such Company is quashed

Reassessment Notice against already Amalgamated Company is Invalid

April 21, 2023 735 Views 0 comment Print

Section 148 Income Tax notice issued in the name of company which has already been amalgamated so HC quashed it

Reasons for formation of belief must have rational connection with formation of belief

April 20, 2023 894 Views 0 comment Print

It is a well settled law that, reasons for formation of belief must have rational connection with or relevant bearing on formation of belief.

Mere cash deposited with bank is not a prima facie belief for escapement of Income

April 20, 2023 9888 Views 1 comment Print

Learn why mere cash deposits arent enough for reopening assessments. Analysis of tangible material requirement and legal implications for accurate income evaluation.

HC quashes section 148 notice issued in the name of non-existing company

April 20, 2023 1998 Views 0 comment Print

Section 148 notice is quashed solely on the ground that the impugned notice was issued in the name of non-existing company

HC dismisses Writ Petition against Section 148A notice as final order already been passed

April 20, 2023 1677 Views 0 comment Print

This is not a case where the petitioner has approached this writ court immediately after getting notice under Section 148A(b) of the Act or after passing the order under Section 148A(d) of the Act

Benefit of TOLA 2020 not available to first proviso to Section 149(1)(b) of Income Tax Act

April 19, 2023 3630 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat High Court held that in respect of the proceedings where the first proviso to Section 149(1)(b) is attracted, the benefit of the Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation And Amendment of Certain Provisions) Act, 2020 (TOLA 2020) will not be available to the revenue.

Notice issued without stating basis for assumption of jurisdiction u/s 147 and 148 is unsustainable

April 18, 2023 3618 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that notice not setting out the material that provided the basis for assumption of jurisdiction u/s. 147 and 148 of the Income Tax Act is without jurisdiction and unsustainable in law.

HC quashes perverse Section 148A(d) order as passed without application of mind

April 18, 2023 2940 Views 0 comment Print

Order under Section 148A(d) appears from record, is perverse and is in total non-application of mind and is liable to be quashed.

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